Joseph Haydn: Klaviersonaten H16 Nr.23,24,32,37,40,41,43,46,50,52 auf 2 CDs

Marc-André Hamelin ist bekannt dafür, dass er sich insbesondere den Werken wenig bekannter Komponisten des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts widmet und Stücke mit extremer technischer wie interpretatorischer Schwierigkeit spielt. Für seine neueste CD hat er sich auf anderes Terrain begeben und zehn Sonaten von Joseph Haydn ausgewählt, von denen einige Opfer ihrer eigenen Perfektion wurden und heute von vielen Pianisten ignoriert werden. Hamelin hat sie mit der ihn auszeichnenden Virtuosität und Musikalität aus ihrem Schattendasein befreit und neu eingespielt.

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Hyperion's Record of the Month for March—a generous two-for-the-price-of-one set—pits enthusiastic composer and master pianist Marc-André Hamelin against enthusiastic pianist and master composer Franz Joseph Haydn. Epitomizing the evolution of the Classical sonata, Haydn's iconic contributions to the genre, some sixty in total, have in some respects become victims of their own perfection, ignored by all but a handful of today's leading pianists and relegated to the classroom. But in the hands of Maestro Hamelin these crystalline marvels are released from such transient shackles—to wondrous effect. The programme is varied: a tour through Haydn's »experimental« and »popularist« styles culminates with two of the acknowledged »great« sonatas, Nos 50 and 52. And how suited this all is to the performer: Hamelin's devotion to virtuosic innovation—as reflected in his astonishing discography—is so firmly rooted in his passion for a sense of pianistic genealogy that these seminal works seem entirely in keeping with his more pyrotechnical reputation.

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»The ever-phenomenal Marc-André Hamelin breaks out into the light with a two-disc set of Haydn sonatas … These are astonishing performances … Hyperion's sound and presentation are, as always, immaculate« (Gramophone)

»Marc-André Hamelin joyfully tackles ten of the later sonatas on his generously presented two-for-one release from Hyperion, and one cannot but be intoxicated by such happy piano playing« (Pianist magazine)

»This French-Canadian pianist is equal to anything … Marvels of dexterity coupled with the most refined art … The fast pieces are preturnaturally smooth, the slow ones beautifully expressive« (The Independent)

»Hamelin finds in this music what so many performers of Haydn miss — the universality of utterance, the almost Shakespearean range of emotions, hiding within the classicism of Haydn's musical language« (La Folia, USA)

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